Jay County, IN

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Industry employment is tabulated as jobs by place-of-work. Keep in mind that people may hold multiple jobs and that each job is counted by its industry.

Average Employment by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Employment	6,666	6,899	6,963	7,027	6,950	284	4.26%
Total Private Employment	5,855	6,086	6,140	6,163	6,114	259	4.42%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	330	422	424	463	468	138	41.82%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	7	43.75%
Construction	192	250	306	279	266	74	38.54%
Manufacturing	2,746	2,825	2,769	2,680	2,601	-145	-5.28%
Wholesale Trade	220	210	222	216	200	-20	-9.09%
Retail Trade	611	618	642	664	661	50	8.18%
Transport. and Warehousing	120	137	158	181	159	39	32.50%
Utilities	45	48	55	52	62	17	37.78%
Information	35	30	33	32	31	-4	-11.43%
Finance and Insurance	137	136	136	140	141	4	2.92%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36	35	23	18	19	-17	-47.22%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	84	89	96	102	103	19	22.62%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	46	11	31.43%
Admin. and Waste Services	99	106	140	138	150	51	51.52%
Educational Services	19	D	D	D	D	-11	-57.89%
Health Care and Social Assistance	589	580	541	601	609	20	3.40%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	12	22	15	18	19	7	58.33%
Accommodation and Food Service	403	395	395	393	412	9	2.23%
Other Services	129	123	128	129	137	8	6.20%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	811	813	823	864	836	25	3.08%

Note: D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. Source: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of 6/16/26.

Establishments by Sector
	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	5 Year Change	5 Year % Change
Total Establishments	414	424	424	428	432	18	4.35%
Total Private Establishments	380	389	397	401	405	25	6.58%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunt	28	31	34	38	39	11	39.29%
Mining	D	D	D	D	D	0	0.00%
Construction	39	41	42	40	41	2	5.13%
Manufacturing	35	37	33	31	32	-3	-8.57%
Wholesale Trade	21	18	17	16	17	-4	-19.05%
Retail Trade	57	58	61	61	61	4	7.02%
Transport. and Warehousing	14	15	18	20	20	6	42.86%
Utilities	4	4	4	4	5	1	25.00%
Information	5	5	4	3	3	-2	-40.00%
Finance and Insurance	29	28	26	25	25	-4	-13.79%
Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13	14	14	12	13	0	0.00%
Professional and Tech. Servs.	16	17	23	25	26	10	62.50%
Mgmt. of Companies	D	D	D	D	3	1	50.00%
Admin. and Waste Services	16	17	16	17	15	-1	-6.25%
Educational Services	3	D	D	D	D	-1	-33.33%
Health Care and Social Assistance	25	27	30	33	33	8	32.00%
Arts, Entertain., and Recreation	5	7	6	6	4	-1	-20.00%
Accommodation and Food Service	31	30	28	29	30	-1	-3.23%
Other Services	37	36	37	39	37	0	0.00%
Federal, State, & Local Govt.	33	35	27	27	27	-6	-18.18%

Note: �Total employment represents the sum of total private sector and total government sector employment. �State and local government schools and hospitals are included in the government total. �Sectors may not sum to the total (or agree with BLS published total employment) due to suppression issues. �D = non-discloseable in compliance with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and/or State of Indiana confidentiality guidelines. �Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics & Indiana Department of Workforce Development, as of June 2026.

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